Evening Star Newspaper, September 25, 1922, Page 2

CRUSH SOCIALISM, GERMANS ARE TOLD Reichstag < Member Holds Step Only Mearts to Obtain Needed. U. S. Help. ASSAILS USE ‘OF MARK | Yard Rule Rather Than Rubber Band Measure Urged to Aid Ber- lin Obtain Foreign Credit. By the Asscclated Press. BERLIN, september 25 —The heal- ing of E e's ills is possible only through the aid of America, but she will not help so long as she is con- vinced that Germany, &s weli as Rus sla and Austria, “is fnfected wilh the intellectual malady of socialism.” says a statement by Dr. Carl Fried- rich von Sierseng. Dr. von Siemens is an industrial magnate, a demo- cratic member of the T a member of the imperial economy council “If we ourselves have.not the power is sickness,” he warns then America will con- | sential that t epidemic Me isolated “and thi permitted to abate of itself. a i lesson of warning for other peopl Squandering Her Suvings. He say appears abro ful nomic condition there is no unemploymen many and the demand is greater than the production; yet the contrary Is actually the ease. Germany is selling and squandering -that which she Stored in former years, and is preju- dicing the foundaation of her . later Tesurrection, he declares. One cause of “our blind economic Beli-weakening.” he - asserts, lies in the fact that the Germans continually use the mark not only as a means of exchange and compensation but as etandard of value, although has sunk-to three-tenths of a prozperous wnd is improving since} in Ger- & . in only. artive at the con- valescence of our economics when we no longer use the rubber band, but rather the firm vard rule as the ure of value” says the state- “Only then can we gain the ary credit abroad. Attacks Socialism. Dr. von Siemens then proceeds. to a_scathing criticism of socialism, de- claring that “the sternest front must be presented against socialistic level- ing and oppression through state regulation of economics. To make further concessions to the masses shplls democracy compromised and rufned.” diagnoses the economic charac- tics of socialism, as evidenced in ssia, as follows: Firstly, the leveling of all indi- viduals, their incomes and the ex- who'said that they saw the Rev. ichstag and | jts | COST OF PRINTING MONEY IN HUNGARY MORE THAN VALUE By the Asseciated Press. BUDAPEST, September 25.— The fall of the crown has caused a crisis in the printing of bank notes, which jare manufactured by a Swiss firm. Small notes now cost more to print than their face value. The government, therefore, is belng severely censured by the people. The reparations commission desires to make a change, but as the Swiss firm holds a copyright on the bank notes it will be necessary to print them from new designs. CHECKING UP STORIES IN MURDER MYSTERY Rev. Hall 2nd Mrs. Mills Reported Seen Several Times in City Park. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.. Septem- r 35.—The. storles of the persons - ward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Rheinhardt Milis ‘several times last {summer sitting on a bench in the oity park were checked up today by officials Investigating the murder of the couple. The park is not more than a quarter of a mile from the ss | orchard where the bodies were found. | Pearl Bahmer. the seventeen-year- old girl, who wi Raymond Schneider the bodirs of the rector and wer s from cus- arraicned. E that” Pearl was not cause of any possible connec- tlon with the crime itself, but be- cause of a complaint made by her father that she was incorrigible, Officials have not vet thrown away the Jjealousy theory Tact they s that every new development s to point in that general direc- They have found nothing to substantiate a blackmail theory. Another deveiopment today = was that several persons told_of seeing two strungers, apparently Yorelgners, 2bout New Brunswick on the day of the shooting. They were seen en- ing a rowboat on the Riartan on the evening of the crime, i rowing toward the landing bridge, which Is closo to the hillips arm. POULIN T0 TAKE STAND IN OWN DEFENSE TODAY Expected to -Attempt Alibi by Claiming Attendance at Church on Specified Nights. By the Associated Press. tigetion of all personal aspirations, & secondly, the centralization of ecgnomics, the enforced regulation of prpduction and consumption and the exf)u&lon of competition, resulting in a sdecline of production, frightful co$ts and hunger and distress. e says that unfortunately these characteristics and results also have appeared dangerously in Germany. D.C.HEADS 10 OPENBIDS FOR FIRE APPARATUS cél,minionm Will Act Late To- day on Four New Pieces to Cost About $35,000. 7The Commissioners will open bids this afterncon for four pleces of motor fire apparatus, estimated to cost $35,000. The proposals call for one combina- tien chemical and hose wagon, one aerial hook and Iadder. one city setvice truck and one triple combina- tion pumping engine. When this apparatus is received, the city will have only one remaining hofgedrawn engine company, Fire Chief Watson said today. This docs not mean, however, that the Commissioners wiil ask Congress in-future estimates for onlv one motor company. Chief Watson podnted out that the department sKould have at least eight sets of motor apparatus in reserve to take 1Ne, places of engines that are put ot of service from time to time for repuirs. ntil such a reserve -supply of major engines is obtained the de- pagtment will have to retain thirty- eight horses to gq into service when métor engines break down. EGYPTIAN ZODIAC PLAN 45 DEMONSTRATED HERE s iy SWOWB of Washington Monu- wrent Used to Illustrate Method ¢ of Pyramid Priests. B} means of a lined line extending frem the base of the Washington Mon- urent to the Ellipse and the shadow ofthat obelisk, Moses B. Cotsworth, meftetary-treasurer of the Intérna- tiomal “Fixed Calendar” League has deonstrated what he believes to be the, method followed centuries ago “the pyramid priests of Egypt in rmining the 366 days' length fhe .vear. Mr. Cotsworth estab- whed the white line several days ageby permission of Col. C. O. Sher- rill¢officer in charge of public build- 1 and grounds, end noted the ions of the shadow prior to Sat- y—equinoctial day—and also yes- y. which showed the dividing line een summer and fall. he says. je shadow .of the .monument was d to lengthen six feet two inches een September 21 and 22, Mr. worth says six feet four Inches Iween September 22 and 23 and six three inches betseen September 23,and 24. .The longest stretch of thye shadow, six feet four. inches, ed equinoctial dey. b a o 1 ¢ shoulder of - the shadow first ed its meridian line at 11:35 ck, followed by the northwest ulder, which lemt -that line of ob- tion . at - 12:06 o'clock. This ington- Mopument kept precise- SOUTH BEND, Ind., September 25. —With the taking of testimony in the trlal of Harry Poulln, charged by Mrs. Augusta Tiernan with the paternity of her ten-months-old- child nearing completion, indica- tions were that the-climax in':the cage would be reached today when the defendant takes the stand.in an effort to establish his :innocence. Prosccutor Jellison said he expected the defense to close its case today. It 18 expected that Judge Ducomb will render a decision by the latter part of the week. Both sides are sald to be preparing to appeal to a higher court should the decision e foundation. for s ie foundation for an “alibi” for Poulin has been furnished by rela- tives, who testified they saw him at church on the nights he is alleged by Mrs. Tiernan to have been in her company, and although no announce- ment has been made by defense coun- 8el, the defendant’'s testimony is ex- lnlecmd to follow along the same nes. 4 WIVES ASK DIVORCES, 2 NAME CO-RESPONDENTS Mrs. Serah Burke Alleges Post Office Employe Threatened to Kill Her. Alleging that her husband threat- ened her Iife and that she feared to €0 to sleep when he was in the house, Mrs. Sarah Burke has filed syit in the District Supreme Court for a |limited divorce from Reuben Burke, {an emp loye of the Post Office Depart- ment. 3, 1519, and have one child. “Attorney ‘W. C. Ashford appears for the wife. Mrs. Susie Gable has filed suit for Ian absolute divorce from William S. §Gable, naming two co-respondents. They were married at Alexandria, Va., March 15, 1907™and have one The wife says she left her husband June 16, 1921, after he had (beaten her. She also’ charges mis- conduct. - Margaret O. Kissinger wants a limited divorce from Frederick E. Kissinger. . They were married at Clarksville, Mo.. November 23, 1893, and have two adult children. .Cruelty and inadequate support are alleged. Attorney B. W. McElroy eppears for the wife. -, Absolute divorce is asked in a suit filed by William H. Anderson against Marie H. Anderson. They were mar- ried December 15, 1918. Misconduct s alieged and a co-respondent named. Attorney Walter C. Balderston rep- resents the wife. U. S. MINISTER PROTESTS ANTI-CHRISTIAN RIOTS French and British Envoys .at Peking Also Sign Note to Honan Officials. - -- BY WILLIAM R. GILES. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copsright, 1922. PEKING, September 25.—The Brit- ish, American and French ministers in Peking have sent to the forelgn office a nots protesting against the lawless operationis of local bandits in the Honan province, where the “Long Life Scciety” has been organ- ized by men who.are -inoiting anti- Christian riots among _ignorant peas- ants. The Honan officials say the authorities "are doing thefr bést to extirpate the' bandits, but the latter are being joined by other undesirable elements In disturbing peace. and order. The daring of the bandits recently has been unsurpassed. They kid- naped the sons-of the military gover- nor and even posted notices: on the okme proportions of Egyptian sks,” - 7 S FEAN AID FOR MOTHERS. f‘éfinfim of Mens Clubs of Col- 4= ored Churchei-to Act. Federation of Men's Clubs of t has inaugurated & movement intended to‘relieve the suffering of poor work- in@ mothers and their children. Omne ofthe first steps to be taken will be finkncial -assistance to the Day Nur- , at 1135 Neéw Jersey avenue. [mags méeting will De hield tonight the auspices of the Men's Clubs at. the / Peoples’ Congregational Church, M streot, neas-$th northwest. colored churches in Wasbington | Terence walls of Gen.: Wu Pei-Fu's yamen that he would be the next to be kid- naped. The outlaws take refuge in mountain Yastnesses. where it is for them to annihilate punitive ex. peditions led by men unfamiliar with tife topography of the region. MRS. MACSWINEY TO SPEAK. Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney, widow of MacSwiney, lord . mayor of Cork, Ireland, and Miss Linda Kearns of the Irfsh Nurses' As- sociation, will address members: of the National Woman’s Party <3t their headquarters, 25 ‘1st street north at 8 o'clock. tonight. Both women will talk on “Irish Women khd Their Activities.’ Harvey W.. Wiley ‘will preside, and a short talk by Miss Isabel Till will slzo be made. { employer and worker clas! They were married November | DAVIS SATS LABGR | WAR IS A DISGRACE Secretary Tells .. Workers Radicals Must Be Driven From Ranks of Unio_ns. Dy the Assoclated Press. PRESSMEN'S HOME, Tenn., Septem- ber 25.—Declaring that .strife and bloodshed in the natlon's industrfal life have rgeched the proportions of a “disgrace to our whole civilization, Secretary Davis of the Labor Depart- ment called upon 1abor leaders, in an address ncar here today.: to help re- store industrial relatfons tb an or- derly basis. The “ultra-red radical” was blamed by the Secretary for much of the vio- 1lence which attends clashes between labor and capital. For its own preser- vation, he sald, organized labor must put a stop to the activities of these “agitators” and their campaign of “riot, arson and murder.” Mr. Davis* address, dclivered at the annual convention of the International Printing Pressmen und Asslistants’ Unlon of North America, Included & recital of his own experlence as a union man, which, he said, had given |him an intimate insight into condi- tions which prompt violence in labor disputes. He knew, he declared, that often “the unscrupulous emplover, facing trouble with his workingmen, has resort to the company guard. the so-called private detectives, the hired pug-ugly, whose sole purpose in life is the stirring up of hatred and vio- lence. “I know that whenever mfen clash in industrial strife,” he continued, “there always is present the agitator, the ultra-red radical, whose purpose in life is the destruction of all organ- ized society and whose whole philos- aphy is violence and bloodshed. These men are always on the ne when h, ready to incite to lawlessness and riot, arson and murder. They menace the whole system of our organization and trade unionism for its own preservation must take steps to eliminate them. COMMERCIAL CONGRESS TO BE WELL ATTENDE! { All Trade Bodies in United States Invited to Send Delegates. Every commercial organization in the United States has been invited to send delegates to the fifteenth annual ; convention of the Southern Commer- | cial Congress, which will be held in Chicago November 20-22, under direc- tion of the Chicago Association of Comnferce and the 1llinols Manufac- turers’ Association. The convention details are being handled by a com- mittee of 100 Chicago business men. with Julius Rosenwald chairman; former Secretary ar Jacob M. Dickinson, chairman of the executive committee, and George Woodruff, vice president of the Na- tional Bank of the Republic, treas- urer. ogotlations are being made for reduced rallroad rates to the con- vention. The International Trade Commis- ston now investigating the possibili- tles of extension of American trade in nine of the European countries, headed by Dr. Clarence J. Owens, president of the Southern Commer- clal Congress, will sail from Lon- don for New York October 5. This commission will make a report -of its investigations to the Chicago con- vention. A cablegram recejved from Dr. Owens at the Southern Commer- clal Congress heaidquarters today from Rome said the commission had been remarkably succcesful in its investigation. PLUNGE FROM PORCH IS FATAL -T0-SOLDIER] Cavalry Private Pound Dying at Barracks—Suicide Is Sulpect.edz Clifford J. Hillebrecht, twenty-four years old, private in ths 12th United | States Cavalry, stationed .in the Army and Navy store at Washington bar- racks, jumped or fell from.a pore on the store building Saturday morn- ing and died at Walter Reed Hospi- tal five hours later. The young man was a native of New Jersey and had beem in the service the past three years. It was about 5 o'clock in the morning when his body landed thirty feet below,the porch and was badly disfigured. He did not regain consciousness after he ! was picked up. Ry 3 ! Comrades of the dead man say he { seemed despondent last week. They were told that he was brooding over the death of his mother in a New Jer- sey hospital recently, and at-the bar- Tacks today the belief was expressed that Hillebrecht committed' suicide. FORMER KAISER CEASES POLICY OF SECLUSION Clips and Trims Trees Within Few Feet of Pnotplghs Encir- cling His Grounds, DOORN, Holland, ‘September 25.— Since the dismissal of - the -Prussian Count von Gonthard, former. Emperor ; William'e court marshal, from the royal household here, Willidm has be- | gun to lead a much freer existence | and he no longer appears-to fear the gaze of the .public. Gount :von Gon- thard was a strong-advocate -of the strictest seclusion, but, fow .that he is no longer in_office, the former em peror does not hesitate to work in his garden in full view of .passers-by. He clips and trims fir trees within a few feet of the footpath which en- circles the grounds, and, with only a wire fence between him and the public. He talks incessantly of _forestry.and the care of trees. -The former war lord is having the dense woodd which sur- round the park thinned out ‘and he is himself taking an active part in_ the work. ' He looks cheerful and_healthy. RAIL BRIDGE BOMBED. - (oo uiy B Central of Georgia Span Attacked Near Macon, Ga. MACON, “.Gd., September . 25.—A | charge of dynamite sufficient to blow up two big tresties ori ‘wreck ‘a big office building, according to sheriff’s doputies, was.exploded under.a Cen- tral of Georgfa trestle on. the Atlanta division at the Forsyth road under- pass here yesterday. - * ‘The explosion was of such force as to shake buildings within a radiuy of | two miles, but county officers worked ! Yor long before locdting the scene of : the blast, for the main abutments of the trestle and the roadbed were not THE EVENING -BTAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0. es 10 the United States Tariff Commis siom since the ennctment of the Fordn This_is_one of the firat photoxTaphs to be taken of the complete commission since Thomss O. Marvin w: the comminnion, seated, left to rixht, are: Willlam Burgess, Wil and Thomas Walker Page. Standing, left to rights Edward P. Costigan, {ang not jealousy is-bélieved by per- |he could not afford to take any chances made chairman. Those # chairman; Thomas O. Marvin, chairn; Jokn F. Hethune, secretary, and Da M. O. Eldrige Shows Jump in Autos from 1,732 in 1912 to About 83.000; Yet Ap- < id J. Lewin. APPEALS TO BUDGET DIRECTOR FOR MORE FUNDS FOR ROADS propriations Have Hardly Changedi Asserting that the number of au- tomobiles in the District of Columbia and consequently the argount of au- tomobile traffic has increased 4800 per cent since 1912, while the amount of appropriations for strect and road construction and repairs in the Dis- trict Is actually less for the fiscal year of 1922 than was expefded In 1912, M. O. Eldridge, secretary of the District of Columbia division, Amerl- can Automobile Association, has writ- ten a letter to Brig. Gen. M. Lord, director of the budget, setting forth facts and figures on road coi struction as outlined by Mr. Eldridge Ifor a committee which called recently on the director of the budget. “In 1912 we had only 1,732 auto- mobiles In the District,” the letter roads, “and during that year we ex- pended for highway ang street con- struction and repairs the total of $995,592. Our _appropriations for these purposes during the fiscal year of 1922 were 3969.840 and for 1923 were $918,540, while the number of automobiles has increased to ap- proximately §3,000 for 1922 und prom- ises to. reach the 100,000 mark in 1923. .“This indicates that we are spend- ing less now for street and road construction and repairs than we were spending ten years ago in spite of the fact that the number of auto- mobiles and consequent amount of traffic has increased about 4,800 per cent. If our appropriations had in- creased as our automobile traffic and In proportion to the revenues derived from such traffic, we would now be spending in the neighborhood of $47,500,000 for this purpose.” Road Fuad Cut Opposed. Mr. Eldridge was spokesman for a committee which called on Gen. Lord to urge against any reduction of the estimates of the Commissioners for street and road purposes this year, and at that time Gen. Lord re- quested that Mr. Eldridge, who is a highway engineer and has made a careful study of road conditions in the District, submit his facts and figures in a letter to the director of the budget. The letter follows: “A few days ago a committee, of which I was a member, presented to you some facts and flgures showing why we believe that more money is needed for streets and roads in the District of Columbia than was pro- vided for the current fiscal year. I promised to send you a digest of the figures which compiled and some of the - outstanding reasons why we thought you should allow the Distri¢t Commissioners the amount which they are asking for streets and roads for next year. “At the close of 1921 we had in the District of Columbia 5256 miles of streets and roads, of which 180 miles were surfaced with asphalt, 32 miles with asphalt block, 20 miles with granite block, 13 miles of cement con- crete, 121 miles of water-bound ma- cadam and 149 miles of gravel and dirt roads. n other words, we have about 269 miles of macadam, gravel and dirt roads, ‘mostly dirt Many of our ma- cadam roads were built to accommo- date the trafiic of ten or twelve years 2go, when there were very few auto- moblles, and some of them became well' nigh impassable during the win- ter months of the year. Streets' in Deplorable Shape. “Only a few years ago Washington had_the reputation, as you know, of baving some of the finest asphalt streets in the world, but owing to the increased traffic and to the lack of adoquate maintenance, some of our main streets are today in a very de- plorable condition. To ecomomize further by cutting off appropriations for the maintenance and repair of these streets (s like ‘saving at the spigot and wasting at the bunghole.” “There {§ an urgent need at tms time. for the paving of our main arterial roads leading from the paved streets to where they join the roads of Maryland and Virginia. This is notably true of Bladensburg road, Connectiout. Wisconsin, Georgia and Rhode Island avenues. The roads of Maryland are for the most part superior to these arterial roads in the District and for that reason the state of Maryland has for a numb of yvears objected to extending rec procity to automobiles in the Dis- trict of Columbi; with the resuit that the moterists of the District must obtain duplicate tags in Mary- a title to their cars in that state, | the cost of all this amounting to leomething like $400.000 or $500,000 a vear. It is believed that if our roads i were adequately paved it would be a comparatively easy matter to saving our people a tremendous amount of Ingney and inconvenience. Paved Oaly With Mud. in the suburbs of Washington which are paved with nothing but mud and £ood intentions, although these streets are bullt up on both sides with magnificant homes on which the owners pay taxes. DMany of these owners' have automobiles and pay taxes on their machines as well as | ©n their property. They are certainly | entitled to some sort of a hard sur- | faced pavement in front of_ their | homes and ‘most of them are Wiiling to pay their share of the cost if per- mitted to do so. t 1s estimated that there will be registered In the District of Colum- hia hefore the season if over approxs | imately 83,000 automobiles. We est mate that the.annual receipts from i registrations now amount to $345,250; from drivers' licenses $35,000; from personal property taxation on’ auto- moblles about $225,000, and from fines and fees $143,600, making a grand to- tal of $748,784. If it {8 assumed that the motorists should pay “in taxes and fees enough to take care of the repair and malute- follows that on the basis of 60-40, District expenses are now paid, Waslr- ington is entitled to a fund of about $1.260,000 for street and road repairs. Figures obtained from the District office, however, show that even if new provements our total expenditures for rposes do mot by to that figure. b But 1,732 Autos 1912, n 1912 we had only 1.732 automo- biles in the District and during that year we expended for highway street construction and repairs the total of $998.592. Our appropriations for these purp $969,840 and for 1923 were $918,540, which indicates that we are spending less now for street and road construc- tion and repairs than we were spend- ing ten years ago, in spite of the fact that the number of automobiles and consequently the amount of traffic has increased about 4,800 per cent. If our appropriations had Increased during the' past ten years in the same propor- tion as our automobile traffic and in proportion to the revenues derived from such ‘traffic, we would now be ;plndlng in the neighborhood of $47,- ‘People in all parts of the United States are greatly interested in this question. as Washington i= - their can- ital. Many of them visit It each year and they want to at least com- pare favorably with other citles in the country. illustrations should con- vince any clear-thinking man that we are spending more money than the traffic would justify in 1912 or that we are spending less than. the traffic calls for at the present time. Offers Facts'in Table Form. “For your information we desire to call your attention to the fellowing table, which shows the number of automobiles Tegiatered in the District from 1912 .to. 192, with an estimate for 1923 and 1924, also a tabulation showing the. expenditures for streets and roads during mere ‘glancs at this table will, rus mates prepared by the District Com- CELEBRATES' 100TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY. aged. £ A passenger train from Atlauwta crossed the trestle two miputes be- fore the bL?t. x Central of Geor| offtcials ‘report- o4 that considerable damage was done to the structure, but the bridge was hmougud‘ safe for scheduled- traf- eas | WARRANT OFFICER RETIRED. ‘Warrant Officer Stephen-E. Smith, at Boston, » been placed on the retired - on - account: - ability incident Yo the service, S :’:rev'lcuh Beptember 17, MONDAY, . SEPTEMBER 25, 1022, - U: S. TARIFF ‘COMMISSION NOW IN THE_LIMELIGHT “There are literally miles of streets | nance of streets and roads, then it} ! 1 McCamber tariff m S. Culbertson, vice missioners should receive your favor- able consideration. 2 Expenditures for streets 1ud roads. Automobile regis 1012 1 1913 1913 1915 KEMAL TO REJECT ALLIED PEACE PLAN, HIS ENVOY ASSERTS (Continued from First Page.) sized. Elsewhere, however, these con- cessions are declared to be excessive, and the governmental Daily Chronicle land, a driver's permit and take out{says: ever has a victorious power shown more generosity for the sake of peace. Most of the commentators sharply score the government, and especially convince our nelghbors in Maryland | Prime Minigter Lloyd George, for mis- | that we should have reciprooity, thus | handling the whole situation, with the result that Great Britain has “suffered a severe diplomatic setback after talking very big indeed.” FURTHER MASSACRE SEEN. Appeal Made to Nations’ League for Relief Fund. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, September 25.—The Earl of Balfour told the assembly of the league of nations today tbat a mas- sacre of the Greek and Armenian refguees in Smyrna is impending. He said Great Britain was ready to give £50,000 to a relief fund and he ap- pealed to the other countries to con- tribute. Lord Balfour especially asked the Persians, representing the only Mus- sulman nation here,:to do what they could toward relieving ‘this situation, and: Prince Dewleh of Persla offered to give all the help he could in pro- moting the relief work and to serve as_a mediator if necessary. The assembly was much affected by Lord Balfour's appeal. According to the British repoft. massacre had been set for September 30. A Smyrna dispatch on Sunday said Mustapha Kemal Pasha had set Sep- tember 30 as the date by which the evacuation of the 50,000 or more construction is added for street im-refugece remaining in Smyrna must be completed. If vessels were not sent by that time, it was added, the refugees would be taken into the in- terior. American relief workers were sald to have been mnsuccessfu! in learning the fate of 200,000 Chris- tians already deported by the Turks. HUGHES CONSIDERS CRISIS. Takes Up Near East Situation Upon Return to Desk. Secretary Hughes, back at his desk in the State Department today, devot- ed much time. to reading detailed advices from Constantinople and else- where abroad dealing with the near. eastern situation. During his ab- sence as the representative of the President ‘at the opening cof the Brazilian exposition he was kept in- formed as to all matters of impor- tance transpiring at the department, but, these reports were nece: y much ebbreviated. TUndersecretary _Phillips, who been in charge of the department in Mr. Hughes’ absence, will take a va- cation of two weeks as soon as Mr. Hughes feels that he can be spared. He is expected to leave some time this week. ‘With Rear Admiral Bristol attend- ing the conference of high “sommis- sioners at Constantinople as an unof- ficial observer, Mr. Hughes will be kept fully posted at to' the terms of the proposed armistice- between the Turkish nationalists and thé Greek forces. Up to this time, however, the United States government has not entered into ‘discussion of the situ- ation at Smyrna, the future dispos the same pericd. A ltion of Thrace or the arrangements we|to be made to keep the Dardanelles convinee you that the esti- and the Bosporus open to the com- netions. |. mercial navigation of all ‘There was no indication at the de- partment today that any change in policy was to be expected. PUSH SURPLUS AUDIT. Congressional Action on. District Revenues, However, to Wait._ No further meetings of the ioint con- gressional committee Investigating the surplus revenues of the District of «Co- lumbia are expected until the reconven- ing of Congress, either in November or the first week of December. Senator Phipps, chairman of the joint committee, has left her for Denver, Colo., his home, and is not expected to return until Congress meets. e leaving here ‘Senator Phipps expreesed the opinion that the expert accountants now auditing the accounts of the Dis- trict . wonld have ample to:keep them until the reconvening of“Caongress. .| busy Until the audit is completed, there is nothing for his committee to do. He said that accountants appeared to be progressing satisfactorily with the work of the audit THREE BURNED TO DEATH. Lose Lives When Oil Rig Bursts in Flames. . CASPER.. Wyo., September 25— Three ofl workers wére burned to death and two others were injured oll rig on a leage: of the Mid Ofl Company In the Salt. k fleld burst into flames afts terrific explosion. jloan to Germany will probably be { U. S. PARTICIPATION TO BE SOUGHT AT W AR DEBT PARLEY the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, September 25.—An in- ternational conference to consider reparations, interallied debts and a called for early in December, it is learned. The Belgian government, while it has not yet been msked by the alli to issue invitations, regards the sum- moning of such a meeting as certain. The December date was proposed #0 as to await the result of - the Anglo-American negotiations for debt funding and to afford time in which to induce the United States to par- ticipate. REVENGE BELIEVED SHOOTING MOTIVE Jealousy Theory Now Dis- counted in Attack by Kuehling on Bride. Special Dispatch to The Star. ELDORADO EPRINGS, Mo., Septem- ber 25.—Revenge for the thwarting of his efforts as a “fortune hunter” song here to -have “prompted Roy Kuehling to shoot and possibly fa- tatly wound his eighteen-year-old { bride, Mrs, Kathleen Kuehling, & graduate of the University of Mis- sourt. Following receipts of detafls yes- terday from Washington on Kuehl- ing’s somewhat gensationsl and ques- tionable past history. the parents of his wife, Mr. and Mrs. John B. White- Bell, have expressed the opinion that the undérlying motive for the at- tempted murder of their daughter was. failure of his plans to borrow lar sums of money from Mrs. Kuehling's parent. Bride’s Parests Wealthy. Mr. and Mrs. Whitesell, who own considerable land in this vicinity, ad- mit that they objected to Kuehling when their daughter first married him, but they relented after th couple had come to Ei Lorado Recently, they said, Kuehling made efforts to borrow from thpm, but had been refused on the advice of his wife, who, they said, intended to divorce him When the shooting occurred the parents at first believed it had been due to jealousy aroused over Mrs. Kuehling’s plan for a divorce. But when the parents learned of the strange drowning of Kuehling’s first wife in Washington and his sensa- tional fake suicide there while a descrter from the Army they aitered their opinion. They now believe his sole intention in marrying their {daughter was for “fortune hunting” purposes. Mrs. Kuehling was in a eritical condition today and it is doubtful whether she will recover. Kuehling is in jail in Nevada, Mo. _— PHYSEAN KLLED BY ACCDENTAL SHOT Dr. George L. B. Jarvis Meets Death at Hands of Ten-Year- 01d Grandnephew. Speeial Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., September 25.— Dr. Géorge Latham Bowne Jarvis, for- merly of Towanda, Pa. who had been living with - his father-in-law and sister, Admiral and Mrs. Walter McLean, in Riderwood, Md., died Sat- urday night as the.result of being accidentally shot with a pistol in the hands of his little grandnephew, Coroner Riley, who made an investi- gation, gave a certificate of acci- dental death. Thought Revolver Was Unloaded. McLean Patterson, the ten-vear-old son of Paul Patterson, president of the A. S. Abell Company. was visit- ing his grandparents at Riderwood. While playing In the room of D: Jarvis Friday afternoon, the boy picked up one of two revolvers from a desk, he having previously been permitted to play with one of them which was_not loaded. _Supposing both to be empty, the boy pulled back the hammer. It fell upon a cartridge, discharging it. The bullet entered Dr. Jarvis' abdomen. { Realizing immediately the possible results of his wound, the injured man }gave himself emergency treatment and with the assistance of his sister summoned outside physicians. While awaiting their arrival, he calmly dic- tated and signed a brief statement of the accident. He was rushed to the Mercy Hos: pital, where he died Saturday evening. Native of New York. Dr. Jarvis was born in Cooperstown, N. Y., fifiy-six years ago. In 1916 he entered the United States Naval Re- serve and on America’s entrance in the worid war was made assistant surgeon, with the sank of lieutenant, Junior grade. During the war he was promoted to a lieutenancy, under which rank he retired at the close of hostilities. He was a member of the Elks and of Masonic order. ‘The funeral will be heid at 10:30 am. tomorrow at Hunts Methodist Eplscopal Church, Riderwood. —_——— MISS SABINA DAVITT DIES. Sister<of Late Member of Parlia- meént Long in Treasury Dept. Miss Sebina Davitt. seventy-one years old, a sister of the late Michael Davitt, an Irish member of parlia- ment, died at her home 1450 V street early Saturday morning. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence tomorrow morning, at 3:30 o'clock and at St. Paul's Church where services will be held by . James Makim. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Miss Davitt was formerly an em- I'ploye in the Treasury Department about thirty-one yea having been retired three years ago. She Is sur- vived by: Mi 1 Davitt Crowley, Miss Katherine Crowley, Miss Mary E. Crawley, in J.- Crawley and Mrs, John J. Lally, neices and nephéws of this city, aiso J. J. Pedden, Miss Mary Padden, Miss Margaret ‘Padden, Miss Elizabeth Padden, Miss Sabina Padden and Miss Bea Padden, neices and nephews of Scranton, Pa. . CONFEDERATE REUNION. Carolina Veterans Gather at Ashe- ville for State Meeting. ASHEVILLE, N. C., September 25.— The vanguard of Confederate Veter- ans, whose annual state reunion.opens ‘here tomorrow, arrived today, and indlcations. point to an attendance of at least 600 men who followed Lée nd .Jackson for the three-day ses- sions, Amo the. principal speskers will be Ge:f Julian S. Carr of Durham, y. C., commander-in-shfef of the ‘United Confederate Veterans and th Carolina division. - 7 s CURGERENTCUT - - WAS T00 DRAST Agents for Representative Declare income on Property Only 3 Per Cent. Claiming that the District Rent | Commission, in Its stormy days of { 1920, made unreasonable rental reduc- tions in one case without proper in- vestigation, following nen-appear- ance of the landlord, a representative in Congress, to defend his case Gardiner & Dent, agents for eight apartments at 3113-15-17 Georgia avenue northwest, have requested the District Rent Commission to rehear the case. The petition of the agents implies that the former owner, Guy T. Hel-- vering, at the time was ardently supporting the Ball rent act in Con- grees. and that it was his desire to iavoid being termed a “rent profiteer” that led to his indifference as to the action of the commission. Rents Declared Too Low. { . The rent was fixed at a rate con- sidered and acknowledged to be at least 1315 a month lower than the average rent for old property in the same local- ity,” the petition avers, “the reason be- ing thet Helvering, then owner, was a member of Congress and an ardent sup- porter of the Ball rent act, and he feit of being termed a rent profiteer, and for the same reason the rents were fixed much lower than the owner was ad- vised and urged to fix them. The agents declare the determination the commission in this cuse was &r- rived at without taking into considera tlon ‘bullding costs, operating expense etc. Retura But 3 Per Cent. Denial of the charge thet Repre sentative Helvering supported the Ball act was made in an answer filed by one of the tenants, L. Achsah Prather, who points out that i the representative had supported it he would not have allowed his agents to ignore the commission's deter- mination. Arthur G. Maynard, an- other tenant, also denies that Helver- ing supported the act. The former decision of the commis- slon, issued August 16, 1920, before the Ball act was declared constitu- tional by the Supreme Court, fixed rentals on the apartments ranging from $22.50 to $25.50 a month. This schedule, the new petition asserts, produces a return of but approxi- mately 3 per cent. —_— ASSAILANT FINED $10. Razor “Toter” Gets Four Months; Alleged Housebreaker Held. John Tony. colored. charged with assaulting Abe Lieberman, a grocer at 101 N street southeast, September 21, was fined $10 in_the United States branch of Folice Court today. Ti trouble started over a bottle of milk. Tony struck Lieberman in the fac Policeman Havden made the arrest Edward Webb, colored, charged with *“toting_a razor” and with De- ing drunk, drew a sentence of four months in jail for the co 1 weapon charge and $10 for being drunk. Webb had just left a dance hall on D stret southcast when ar- rested by Policeman Waite. John Foster, colored. charged with being drunk &nd carrying a big knife, was fined $10 on the first charge. The concealed weapon charge was dismissed. Foster had & long-biaded dirk which, he said. he had found. The court believed him. George Brown, colored. charged with housebreaking on August 15. 1919, was held for the action of the grand jury in the sum of $1.500. The specific charge is that Brown broke into the place of Arthur Johnson, 49 H street southwest, and stole four cases.of whisky and $350 cash. Brown enteréil 4 plea of mot guilt Detec- tive Berry told the court that the same place had been entered & fow days ago and $800 stolen. FIVE PLEAD GUILTY. 20 Prisonin Arraigned Preparatory to Criminal Court Opening. United States Attorney Gordon and, his assistants today began prepara- tions for the opening of the October term of the two divisions of Crimi- nal Court. They called for arraign- ment before Justice Stafford of twen- ty prisoners, five of whom admitted their guilt. The other fifteen pleaded not gullty and their cases probably will be assigned for trial when the courts convene October 3. Those pleading guillty were James C. Barracks and Eddie Williams, housebreAking; Nellie Moore, George P. Buckman and George D. Bremner, grand larceny. Havre de Grace Entries. HAVRE DE GRACE, Md.. September 25—First race, purse. 31.337.61: for {wo-year olds; five and one-half fur- longs—Mabel K, 102; Rhinegold, 102 Billy Gibson, 105; Vigil. 111; s]o& Marie garth Athoon., 102; Brilllance, Carol. 105: Sweep Hawk, 102; Blanche, 102; Rialto, 108, Second race; purse, 31.537.62; for three year-olds and up: five and a haif" furlongs—Tiding: 97; La Bar, 107; Champlain, 11 (a)McKenna. 100, Minute Man. 111; (a)Apen, 105; TIppity Witchet, 114. (a)W. P. Borch and 8. Ross entry. Third race; purse, $1337.63; claim- ing; for two-vear-olds; ix furlongs— *Haldee, 9 *Suslana, 102; *Belle of Blueridge, 111; Garden, 98: 10 Water Girl, 112 assel Fourth race, purse, $1,837.62 Capitol Handicap, for three-year-olds and up; mile and one-sixteenth— Fifty Fifty, Bunga Buck, 111: S Top Sergeant, 112;. 8. 93 10 . 118, claiming; for t ard $o7 " &ake Schas, 110; Gallivant, 116 eBobbed Halr, 107: *Doctor Jim, 110 Star Realm, 115; ®Sunfose, 107; Radlcal. 110: Gath. 115 Bixth race; purse, $1,837.62: claim- ing; for three-year-olds and up: one mile and seventy yards—Grace Foster, 101: Hobey Baker. 108: King -John, 114: *Bogart, 10¢; Vice Chairmancl13; < *Knight of the Heather, 105. Seventh race, $1,837.52, claiming, for three-year-olds and up: one and one sixteenth miles—Miss Filley, 101; Miles S. 108; (a) St Quentin, 108: Fattahe, 111; Utah, 112; Runfra, 104; San Herron, 108; Romulus, 109; Joe 111; *Waukeage, 106; (a) King George, 105. *Hard Guess, 111; *Gen. Cadorng, 111 ~ (a) G. \v. Foreman entry. prentice allowance claimed. clear, fast. MAY AMEND TRUST ACT. Edge to Renew Senate Fight to Aild Trade Associations. 3 S mator Edge of New Jersey plans to reintroduce in amended form h!s bill to amend the anti-trust laws to clear up doubtful points in connection with trade associations. He has con- sulted Secretary Hoover of the De- partment of Commerce In regard to the legislation, and his mew bill will meet some of the suggestions of Mr. Hodver, It {s sald. s The bill will' seek to amend the Clayton act so as to permit interstate "} trade associations to file with the govs ernment the plans of their operafions. ™ with: the understanding that_if thes rations do not violate the restraint: *AD- Track opera: of trade acts they may be proce: with.